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Comment
. 2022 May;19(5):287-288.
doi: 10.1038/s41569-022-00697-7.

Long COVID and cardiovascular disease: a learning health system approach

Mohamed O Mohamed  1 , Amitava Banerjee  2
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Comment

Long COVID and cardiovascular disease: a learning health system approach

Mohamed O Mohamed et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2022 May.

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is both a risk factor and potential outcome of the direct, indirect and long-term effects of COVID-19. A recent analysis in >150,000 survivors of COVID-19 demonstrates an increased 1-year risk of numerous cardiovascular diseases. Preventing and managing this new disease burden presents challenges to health systems and requires a learning health system approach.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.B. has received research funding from AstraZeneca and is a trustee of Long Covid SOS and the South Asian Health Foundation. M.O.M. declares no competing interests.

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Fig. 1. A learning health system approach for CVD, multimorbidity and long COVID.
A learning health system approach is needed to address gaps in basic science research, clinical evidence and patient care for cardiovascular disease (CVD), multimorbidity and long COVID. Patients with CVD and multimorbidity are at increased risk of the direct, indirect and long-term effects of COVID-19. A coordinated strategy to tackle CVD and multimorbidity, including in the context of COVID-19, requires understanding of the risk factors, the disease processes and the potential outcomes. The learning health system approach allows these knowledge gaps to be addressed effectively.
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